Mexican authorities said they found eight dead bodies in the resort city of Cancún on Tuesday.Four of the people were found shot to death, with two of the victims left in an abandoned taxi and two others dismembered and left in plastic bags at a different location, according to The Associated Press.A state prosecutor said additional bodies were discovered the same day, with one man bound before being shot to death, another found dead in a hammock. One victim was shot and covered with a plastic bag.Authorities did not reveal details of the eighth victim found by police. The bodies were discovered away from the city's beachside tourist hotels, AP reported.The latest U.S. Department of State travel advisory for Quintana Roo, the state where the bodies were found, asks travelers to "exercise increased caution due to crime."The travel advisory notes Quintana Roo has experienced an increase in the homicide rate since 2016.

CANCÚN, Q.R. —

Mexican authorities said they found eight dead bodies in the resort city of Cancún on Tuesday.

Four of the people were found shot to death, with two of the victims left in an abandoned taxi and two others dismembered and left in plastic bags at a different location, according to The Associated Press.

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A state prosecutor said additional bodies were discovered the same day, with one man bound before being shot to death, another found dead in a hammock. One victim was shot and covered with a plastic bag.

Authorities did not reveal details of the eighth victim found by police. The bodies were discovered away from the city's beachside tourist hotels, AP reported.

The latest U.S. Department of State travel advisory for Quintana Roo, the state where the bodies were found, asks travelers to "exercise increased caution due to crime."

The travel advisory notes Quintana Roo has experienced an increase in the homicide rate since 2016.